| Family: |
Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters) |
| Max. size: |
27.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); 27.5 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 8 - 100 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
It has lengths of 25 cm, maximum total body length; 8 cm, maximum carapace length (Ref. 4). Prefers soft substrate of sand or mud, or a mixture of the two, sometimes with shell or gravel (Ref. 4). Subtidal, also found on hard bottom (Ref. 106854). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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